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Complete update · 3/2008
Partial update · 4/11/2008
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Barbara Brent, Assistant Director
Department of Economic Security
Division of Developmental Disabilities
P.O. Box 6123, Site Code (791A)
Phoenix, AZ 85005
(602) 542-6853
Web: www.azdes.gov/ddd
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Franc Kahn, Executive Director
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
3839 N. 3rd Street, Suite 306
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 277-4986
E-mail: fkahn@azdes.gov
Web: www.azgcdd.org
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Teri Jude Radecic, Executive Director
Arizona Center for Disability Law
100 N. Stone Avenue, Suite 305
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 327-9547 (V/TTY)
E-mail: tradecic@azdisabilitylaw.org
Web: www.azdisabilitylaw.org
Therese E. Yanan, Executive Director
Native American Disability Law Center
3535 E. 30th Street, Suite 201
Farmington, NM 87402
(505) 566-5880; (800) 862-7271
E-mail: tyanan@napap.org
Client Assistance Program
Contact the Protection and Advocacy Agencies listed above
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Joan Agostinelli, Administrator
Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Department of Health Services
150 N. 18th Avenue, Suite 330
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-1860; (800) 232-1676
E-mail: agostij@azdhs.gov
Web: www.azdhs.gov
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
KidsCare
920 E. Madison
MD 500
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
(602) 417-5437; (877) 764-5437
E-mail: ApplicationHelp@AHCCCS.State.AZ.US
Web: www.kidscare.state.az.us/English/Default.asp
Programs for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Sherri Collins, Executive Director
Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing
1400 W. Washington Street, Room 126
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3323 (V); (800) 352-8161 (V/TTY)
(602) 364-0990 (TTY)
E-mail: info@acdhh.az.gov
Web: www.acdhh.org
Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 842-4681 (V)
(800) 367-8939 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 842-6520 (Speech to Speech)
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
Harold Hoff, Ph.D., Superintendent
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
P.O. Box 88510
Tucson, AZ 85754
(520) 770-3601
E-mail: hhoff@asdb.state.az.us
Web: www.asdb.state.az.us
Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
Erica C. Jones, Director
DBTAC - Pacific ADA Center
555 12th Street, Suite 1030
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 285-5600 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: adatech@adapacific.org
Web: www.adapacific.org
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Richard Carroll, Executive Director
Institute for Human Development
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 5630
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
(928) 523-4791
E-mail: elizabeth.reeg@nau.edu
Web: www.nau.edu/ihd
Technology-Related Assistance
Jill Sherman Pleasant, Director
Randy Collins, Training/Outreach Coordinator
Clayton Guffey, Assistive Technology Specialist
Jeff Smith, Assistive Technology Specialist
Arizona Technology Access Program (AZTAP)
2400 N. Central Avenue, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 728-9534; (602) 728-9536 (TTY)
(800) 477-9921 (toll-free)
E-mail: jill.pleasant@nau.edu
Web: www.nau.edu/ihd/aztap/
State Mediation System
Dr. Hugh Pace, Director of Dispute Resolution
Arizona Department of Education
Exceptional Student Services
1535 W. Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 364-4011
E-mail: hugh.pace@azed.gov
Web: www.ade.az.gov
Special Format Library
Linda A. Montgomery, Librarian
Arizona State Library
Archives and Public Records
Braille and Talking Book Division
1030 N. 32nd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008
(602) 255-5578; (800) 255-5578
E-mail: btbl@lib.az.us
Web: www.lib.az.us/braille/
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org
Autism
Jessie Geroux, Chairman/Director
Arizona Autism Support
P.O. Box 51706
Mesa, AZ 85208
(623) 242-2441
E-mail: info@arizonaautismsupport.org
Web: www.arizonaautismsupport.org
Lisa L. Glow, President/CEO
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center
300 N. 18th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85006
(602) 340-8717
E-mail: sarrc@autismcenter.org
Web: www.autismcenter.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org
Mark Ashton, Executive Director
Foundation for Blind Children
1235 E. Harmont Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85020
(602) 331-1470
E-mail: mashton@seeitourway.org
Web: www.seeitourway.com
Brain Injury
Mattie Cummins, LMSW, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Arizona
777 E. Missouri Avenue, Suite 101
Phoenix, AZ 85014
(602) 508-8024 (Administration)
(602) 323-9165 (helpline)
(888) 500-9165 (toll free helpline)
E-mail: info@biaaz.org
Web: www.biaaz.org
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona
1802 W. Parkside Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85027
(602) 943-5472
E-mail: info@ucpofaz.org
Web: www.ucpofaz.org
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Network, Inc.
4025 E. Chandler Boulevard-#70-C3
Phoenix AZ 85048
(480) 759-9150, Fax (480) 759-9180
E-mail: romojanet@hotmail.com
Web: www.dsnetworkaz.org
Gina Johnson, President/Founder
Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona, Inc.
PMB273
745 N. Gilbert Rd., #124
Gilbert, AZ 85234
(480) 926-6500 (V/Spanish)
E-mail: gina@sharingds.org
Web: www.sharingds.org
Epilepsy
Denise Meridith, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona
P.O. Box 25084
Phoenix, AZ 85002-5084
(602) 406-3581; (888) 768-2690
E-mail: efaz@chw.edu
Web: www.epilepsyfoundation.org/arizona/
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The Arc of Arizona
3839 N. 3rd Street, Suite 105
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 234-2721 ext. 103; (866) 501-2721
E-mail: thearcaz@gmail.com
Web: www.arcarizona.org
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of Arizona
18001 N. 79th Avenue, Building E-71
Glendale, AZ 85308
(623) 975-4551
E-mail: azlda@att.net
Mental Health
Ann Marie Berger, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Arizona
6411 E. Thomas Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480) 994-4407, ext. 11
E-mail: aberger@mhaarizona.org
Web: www.mhaarizona.org
Rob Hess, Ph.D., Executive Director
Arizona Alliance for the Mentally Ill
NAMI Arizona
2210 N. 7th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85006-1604
(602) 244-8166; (800) 626-5022
E-mail: namiaz@namiaz.org
Web: http://namiaz.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
ArSHA (The Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
P.O. Box 12334
Tempe, AZ 85284
(602) 354-8062
Email: office@arsha.org
Web: www.arsha.org
Spina Bifida
Arizona Spina Bifida Association Inc.
1001 E. Fairmont Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85014-4806
(602) 274-3323
E-mail: office@azspinabifida.org
Web: www.azspinabifida.org
Partners in Policymaking
Lynn Kallis, Executive Director
Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona
2600 N. Wyatt Drive
Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 324-3150; (877) 365-7220
E-mail: lynn@pilotparents.org
Web: www.pilotparents.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Lucy Ranus, President
Arizona Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
2721 N. 7th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 279-1811
E-mail: azpta@andiamo-tel.com
Web: www.azpta.org
Other Parent Organization
Becky Raabe, Parent Information Network Coordinator
Parent Information Network
Exceptional Student Services
Arizona Department of Education
2384 N. Steves Boulevard
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
(928) 679-8106; (877) 230-7467
E-mail: becky.raabe@azed.gov
Web: www.ade.az.gov/ess/pinspals
Enhancing Arizona's Parent Networks (EAPN)
Exceptional Student Services
Arizona Department of Education
2384 N. Steves Boulevard
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
(623) 329-3089
Web: www.ade.az.gov/ess/eapn/
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